Matthews: I'm awesome player, not dirty

this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; Originally Posted by SmashMouth
15K for Matthews...
Clay Matthews of Green Bay Packers fined $15K - ESPN
Ok, I'll accept that, but now he's got a $5k face-mask and a $15k premeditated horse-collar out-of-bounds, so the next one should be ...

Ok, I'll accept that, but now he's got a $5k face-mask and a $15k premeditated horse-collar out-of-bounds, so the next one should be in the $45k range since we've established a history and a policy of dealing with subsequent violations ... this is what the NFL has come too, ... it's as bad the old FBI under J. Edgar Hoover ... come to think of it, Goodell probably saw the movie & thought, "Hey, I can do that with my league, " ... and as soon as they get the chop/illegal block database up and running, everything should be under control, .

Let the boys play, fine 'em for the extra-curricular b.s. and/or kick 'em outta' the league if they don't play well with others, but out-of-bounds hits like Matthews' and Vaccaro's, as well as Suh's block, are in fact plays that occur frequently during any game and should be regulated with penalty flags and/or removal from a game if deemed flagrant/intentional.

A fine to me says, "Hey, I don't want to lose any revenue from fans coming to see you play and your hits that I have deemed illegal in a league that was built on big-hits, but I'll levy this politically-correct punishment in order to appear that I care".

Ok, I'll accept that, but now he's got a $5k face-mask and a $15k premeditated horse-collar out-of-bounds, so the next one should be in the $45k range since we've established a history and a policy of dealing with subsequent violations ... this is what the NFL has come too, ... it's as bad the old FBI under J. Edgar Hoover ... come to think of it, Goodell probably saw the movie & thought, "Hey, I can do that with my league, " ... and as soon as they get the chop/illegal block database up and running, everything should be under control, .

Let the boys play, fine 'em for the extra-curricular b.s. and/or kick 'em outta' the league if they don't play well with others, but out-of-bounds hits like Matthews' and Vaccaro's, as well as Suh's block, are in fact plays that occur frequently during any game and should be regulated with penalty flags and/or removal from a game if deemed flagrant/intentional.

A fine to me says, "Hey, I don't want to lose any revenue from fans coming to see you play and your hits that I have deemed illegal in a league that was built on big-hits, but I'll levy this politically-correct punishment in order to appear that I care".